Hide Private Profiles From Members Directory And Buddypress Widgets.

yzc_exclude_private_users.php

<?php
/**
  * Hide Private Profiles From Members Directory And Buddypress Widgets.
  */
function yzc_exclude_private_users( $args ) {

    if ( ! bp_is_active( 'friends' ) ) {
        return $args;
    }

    //do not exclude in admin
    if ( ( is_admin() && ! defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) ) || bp_is_user_friend_requests() ) {
        return $args;
    }
    
    $excluded = isset( $args['exclude'] )? $args['exclude'] : array();
 
    if( ! is_array( $excluded ) ) {
        $excluded = explode(',', $excluded );
    }
    
    $user_ids = youzify_get_private_user_profiles(); // enter user ids here
        
    if ( ! empty( $user_ids ) && is_user_logged_in() ) {

        foreach ( $user_ids as $key => $user_id ) {
            if ( friends_check_friendship_status( bp_loggedin_user_id(), $user_id ) != 'not_friends' ) {
                unset( $user_ids[ $key ] );
            }
        }
    
    }
    
    $args['exclude'] = array_merge( $excluded, $user_ids );
    
    return $args;
}

add_filter( 'bp_after_has_members_parse_args', 'yzc_exclude_private_users' );